Sunday, July 12, 2009

Endodermal pouches form the following organs / glands:
You have 1 tongue and 2 tonsils

So from Ventral part of 1st Endodermal pouch forms the tongue

From ventral part of2nd Endodermal pouch forms tonsils

From THIrd endodermal pouch forms THymus and Inferior parathyroid
Note that superior parathyroid and follicular C - cells of thyroid forms from the 4th endodermal pouch (The superior and more complicated one arises from the fourth)